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The Highlanders will be making Super Rugby history if reports are to be believed around the signing of a new player ahead of the start of the new season.

Japanese scrumhalf Fumiaki Tanaka is reportedly on the verge of signing with the Dunedin based Highlanders franchise, and if this is true and the player should take to the field during the season, he will become the first Japanese player to play Super Rugby.

According to his club, the Panasonic Wild Knights, the player has already signed with the Highlanders.